- κροτέω
- to clap
- 1. to make to rattle , of horses, ὄχεα κροτέοντες rattling them along , [8th/7th c.BC]
2. to knock, strike, smite , [Refs 5th c.BC, Refs 5th c.BC]; κροτεῖν τὰς χεῖρας or τὼ χεῖρε to clap the hands, [Refs 5th c.BC, 5th/4th c.BC]: absol. to clap, applaud , [5th/4th c.BC], etc.
3. of a smith, to hammer or weld together , [5th/4th c.BC]:—;Pass. to be wrought by the hammer ; metaph., ἐξ ἀπάτας κεκροταμένος one mass of trickery, [Refs 3rd c.BC]
4. intr. to make a rattling noise , [Refs 4th c.BC, Refs 2nd c.AD] (ML)